Have you ever found yourself trapped in a pattern that you know isn’t serving you, and yet, for some reason, you’re unable to break the cycle? If you’re sabotaging relationships, battling addiction, or mired in self-doubt, these patterns don’t typically begin on the surface. They’re rooted deep in the unconscious, typically hidden behind denial or shame.
Welcome to the world of shadow work — a deep process where healing actually begins.
You Keep Getting in Your Own Way
You want to evolve. You yearn for peace. But something always seems to pull you back. You may find yourself acting on impulse, avoiding certain feelings, or stuck in patterns you thought you’d outgrown. It’s frustrating and, at times, exhausting.
This invisible barrier? It’s typically your shadow self, the aspect of you shaped by past pain, unmet needs, and internalised beliefs you were never meant to carry.
Denial Has a Cost
If not acknowledged, the shadow is in control. It nourishes self-sabotage, keeps you stuck in toxic patterns, and makes you think freedom is not possible. It relishes denial, shame, guilt, and fear. Your personal power is also hidden when your shadow is.
The Devil card in Tarot illustrates this dynamic in its full power. Here we find chains, bondage, and temptation — but also a secret: the chains are not tight. You can be free.
Shadow Work with Tarot
Shadow work is the act of bringing light to the dark. With tools like Tarot, and the Devil card specifically, you’re invited to look at what you’ve suppressed, not to judge it, but to understand it.
The Devil archetype, in a Jungian sense, is the suppressed self — our addictions, our fears, our suppressed desires. In accepting those aspects of ourselves, we move from unconscious reaction to conscious choice.
This is where Tarot becomes a transformational mirror.
Inner Child and the Devil: Liberation Through Forgiveness
Most shadow wounds trace back to the inner child, that part of you which learned to numb emotions for safety or was told you were ‘too much’ or ‘not enough’. Shadow work often begins with reparenting this inner child, making them feel safe, seen, and loved.
The Devil asks: What are you still tied to? Whose voice are you still hearing? It invites you to disentangle the emotional knots of old stories and step into a more empowered narrative.
Therapeutic Tools Meet the Tarot
Tarot is not therapy, but when combined with therapeutic tools like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) or Journalling, it comes forward as a powerful ally in healing. The Devil card in a spread can mean:
A necessity to identify addictive tendencies
A spotlight on emotional avoidance or denial
An invitation to release shame compassionately
Start small. Pull a card. Ask, “What truth am I avoiding today?” Sit with it. Let it speak. You don’t need to figure everything out in one sitting — shadow work is a journey, not a competition.
Shadow Work Isn’t Easy — But It Is Worth It
Reclaiming your power means looking at what’s been holding it hostage. Ancient trauma, bad habits, or ancestral beliefs – whatever you bring the light of awareness to your shadow, the grip of fear loosens its hold. You begin making choices from truth, not triggers.
And that’s where freedom lies.
Ready to Face the Shadow?
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